Volunteer Fire Service
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Vernon Township’s board of supervisors shut down the fire department because of a lack of financial responsibility
The Snyder Fire Department’s new four-phase recruitment strategy is already showing results
Calvert Volunteer Fire Department Chief Everette Watson was picking up supplies for a training drill when he suffered a medical emergency
Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses; firefighters kept the flames from spreading further
The fire caused the most damage to the station’s residential area; the cause is under investigation
Damean Kessler, 21, was charged with criminal mischief and tampering with evidence for alleged vandalism against his own fire company
The money will allow the county departments to switch to interoperable radios
Fire officials said crews were on scene in about 13 minutes and that the house fire was too powerful to give anyone time to save the kids
Keeping firefighters healthy and safe is an ongoing battle; getting out in front of mental health issues will go a long way toward that goal
Randy Joseph Fallaw had been a volunteer for five years; he was recently promoted from firefighter to engineer
He serves as the medical director of one facility, and will oversee another one slated to open next year; his family history of firefighting led him to a career in emergency medicine
The firefighter was taken to the hospital for a lower extremity injury and was later released
Voters approved a referendum to shut the fire department; the city has a contract with a volunteer fire department
At only 46, Derrick Lloyd lost his battle with a lengthy illness
The man who confessed to starting the fire faces several arson and attempted murder charges
Volunteer groups are raising money and supplies to outfit the rigs with clothes, food and other things to rehab firefighters on long calls
The 24-year-old volunteer has been booted off the department and may face theft charges
Volunteer firefighters couldn’t save the family restaurant, but surprised them with food and gift donations
About 350 firefighters fought to save 25 buses and several cars; the damage was estimated to be $12 million
Long Island volunteer firefighter Joseph Stanford Jr. fell through a floor battling a house fire last week
After 26 years, the founder is using money from a reverse mortgage and his NYFD pension to fund the volunteer agency, and hopes to raise $125K to receive a reimbursement grant
County government is contributing $30,000 for the $1.4 million station to replace the one built in 1963
The woman later crashed her car into a tree and was arrested; the firefighter was not seriously hurt
The emails appeared to be chain emails and not generated by the battalion chief or the other suspended official
There were some incredibly innovative firefighting tools introduced this year and an equally incredible amount of work left to do on that front
Firefighters told council members it wasn’t a good idea to shut a station down and that they would be putting people’s lives in jeopardy
Two key pieces of legislation were made law by the efforts of firefighters; similar effort is needed in 2015 to protect our interests
Chief: “I wanted to cry when I saw it … to come back and see someone slap us in the face, it’s disgusting.”
Both vehicles overturned and caught fire; two other passengers survived
Sources say the investigation has to do with his role on the sheriff’s department, not the fire department
He was working part time Wednesday when he fell through the roof; how the incident happened is unclear
Danny Watkins struggled to adapt to the NFL and his interest in firefighting took on a life of its own
He has gone on 611 calls and volunteered 1,900 hours; he also completed all 22 firefighter classes and the EMT certification class